Month: April 2010

“If people were meant to just pop out of bed in the morning, we’d all sleep in toasters.” -Author Unknown- journal entry: When little children wake up in the morning, they are ready to go. They don’t stretch or yawn

“When my grandchildren come to visit wearing new white t-shirts . . . I immediately wonder what in the world their mothers were thinking ?” -Grandma- journal entry: It is impossible for me to send a child home clean. I

“You too, my mother, read my rhymes for love of unforgotten times, And you may chance to hear once more, the little feet along the floor.” -Robert Louis Stevenson- journal entry: It is true. When I make things for my

” Tomorrow, tomorrow, there’s always tomorrow It’s only a day away. -Annie- journal entry: I can only imagine a time when people didn’t worry about a calendar. Farmers planted and harvested according to an almanac and often wrote down a

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s eyes there are few.” -Suzuki- journal entry: What a weakness I have for labels. I love address labels, fabric labels, gift labels, book labels, labels for files, labels

” A good photograph stops a moment from running away.” – Eudora Welty – journal entry: I could hear the clang of the horseshoes from the kitchen. I put my telephoto lens on my camera and sneaked outside. From behind

“It’s a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.” -Alice in Wonderland- journal entry: Most family portraits today are the same. Fifty people with the same shirts, arranged by the photographer so that they look like a choir. Not

“Be content to remember that those who can make an omelet properly can do nothing else.” -Author Unknown- journal entry: What is it about Sunday Aprons that makes a woman’s heart go pitter patter and give a little flutter ?It